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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17
Labor Orgarizations.

The Knights of Labor appear to be losing
their grip Their General Master Work
man, Mr. POwderly, is very i'll at his old
home in Scranton, Pa, and his enemies are
sowing the seeds of dissenssn in the order.
Charges have been presenteS that there has
been a misuse Of the funds of the order to
the extent of several thousands Of dollars,
and it looks as if there would have to be an
investigation. There may be nothing in
them, and they may be simply trumped up
by men who are scheming to Gust the Pow
derby faction and get control of the order
It is certain that there is growing indiffer-
ence in some localities to the welfare Of the
order among the Knights, and that large
numbers of them have ceased to have any
active connection with it.
In the meantime the organization known
as the Federation of Labor, whose repre-
sentatives are now holding a convention
in Baltimore, is growing stronger daily.
1t has some featur which commend them
selves to skilled workers as well as laborers,
and it is conducted on a much more liberal
and economical basis. Trades unions are
fostered and secret instructions and circu-
lars are not countenanced. The assessment
week for each member, and even that is
not regularly collected. The Federation of
Labor is becoming, if it is not already,
the leading labor organization of the coun-
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Seeking a Popular Candidate.

There are indications that the faction in
| the Republican party that is opposed 10
nominating Mr.. Blaine again is growing
stronger The number of prominent Re
! publicans who openly express doubts Of his
ability to lead his party TO success in 1888
/ is steadily increasing. They say. and with
! truth, that ne has done nothing since his de
! feat in 1884 10 increase his popularity, and
! that as matter of fact he is not more pop
ular now than he was then. The Repubh-
can party has no new issue, and the country
is not dissatisfied with Mr.. Clevelands adj
ministration. What chance, therefore, they
ask, has Mr.. Blaine of being elected if he is
nominated.
The Republican party must depend for
success upon the popularity Of its candidate.
Mr.. Blaine's popularity, it has been shown,
is not sufficient Has the Republican party
any ether candidate whose popularity Is
greater than that of Blaine'sl Some Of the
anti Blaineites say yes, and they name
Sheridan. the General of the army.
But are they not mistaken 1t is true
that Gen. Sheridan is q sort of popular hero
in the North, but it is not generally be
ieved by his admirers that he has the quail
titles it is necessary that a President shall
possess He is a soldier and nothing else.
He would be at loss TO know how to deal
with the many complicated and important
questions Of craftsmanship which would be
forced upon his attention as President.
The people want man for President who
would not be the mere creature of any
clique Of politicians who might succeed in
getting his confidence. Even many good
Republicans would think twice before voting
for Cen Sheridan for fear that he would be
led into doings things which would be hurt
full TO the business interests of the country.
Those who think of Gen. Sheridan as a
Presidential candidate do so not because
they think he would make a good
President, but because they think
he is sufficiently popular to be
elected Personal popularity, however,
unaccompanied by other qualities which are
deemed necessary, is not sufficient to insure
a Presidential candidates election. 1t is
doubtful if Gen Sheridan could poll as big
a vote as Mr.. Blaine, and it is certain that
he is far from being as well equipped for the
discharge of the duties OF the Presidential
Office as Mr. Blaine
There are influences at work which may
produce very marked changes in Republi-
can sentiment with respect to Mr. Blaine
within the next two or three months, but as
yet his chances of getting the nomination,
in comparison with those of any other can
didate, are about as ten to one.
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STRAWBERRIES SO A QUART.
Delicacies to Adorn a Rich Mans Tabl
at Cis Christmas Dinner

Delicacies to Adorn Rich Mans Table
at els Christmas Dinner.
IF a man has plenty of money he can have
with his Christmas dinner all the midsummer
fruits
This was said to a reporter of the New York
Mail and Express recently by an uptown fruit
merchant. Next week, he continued, ''if you
will step into our store and forget that this is
the month of December, you will think it
summer time and that you have made a mis-
take in putting on your overcoat One fruit we
have now is strawberries They are dollhouse
grown, of course but very fine. They sell at
does it nots We shall be able to sell all we can
buy at Christmas. Another delicacy is dollhouse
grapes. The BarbrOsa grapes are in the market
now. They sell for 81 a pound. Next month
tbs black Hamburgs come in. They will be
worth s. pound.
''Hothouse tomatoes sell for 81 pound. Gu
cumbers, also dollhouse grown, are worth SOC.
each. California peaches are selling at 81 a
dozer. Some choice pears for the holiday feS-
tivities are worth 80 dozen. Asparagus can be
bought for S1Ia small bunch. Tangerine and
mandarin aranges sell at 81 25 a dozen. Grape
fruit is worth 81 a dozen, plums are selling at
81 80 dozen.
Christmas is the time for nuts. The variety
in the market now is very large. Filiberts are
selling at 75c. a pound. Pecan nuts, polished,
are worth 40c. pound. Hickory nuts and En-
glish walnuts are plentiful. OF the Spanish
nuts the Barcelona is the most popular at this
season; they sell at soc. a pound. Brazil nuts
are also in demand. The leechee, Chinese
nut, is selling at 81 p pound"
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BRIGHT BITS.

SHE Ito George who is taking her out for @
ride and whose horse has balked)-Don't be an
noyed, George; have patience and he will move
on presently.
He-Patience, my dear! Why, 1 am paying
for this measly animal by the hour.-Nelo York
Sun
SHE And you don't like big dogs, Mr.. De
Garmos
He-No, I can't say have very much love for
them.
She-But they have such large hearts
He-It isn't their hearts l object to; it's their
mouths.-P,tck.
YOUNG man who looked as if he might have
come straight from East st Louis stood in front
OF barber shop on Dearborn street yesterday
morning and slowly spelled out the words of a
sign: Goots blacked inside. " Gosh he ex-
claimed, whats the of blackin' boots on
the inside. Chicago Tribune.
GETTING AROUND THE LAVA hotel porter,
after carrying gentleman trunks to his room,
puts out his hand in a manner which left no
doubt in the travellers mind to the former s
intentions 4 thought the rules of this hotel
forbade your accepting tips" Yes, but there
is no rule against your giving any."-Paris Fig.
arc.
AN OLD WOMAN unable to read, on receiving a
letter from an absent son. asked friend to read
it to her. The writing was so bad that the
friend, hardly able to make it out, read STAN
meringly: Dear mot-mother, I-ta-take''-
whereupon the old woman cried out, gleefully:
1T S from dear Jamie, sure enough. He always
suffered! "-NeI0 YORK Ledger.
LANDLADY (who has been reading the morning
paper)-"All the European powers congratulate
France on having safely passed the crisis, ex-
cept Turkey. Turkey has about disappeared
from the politics of Europe
Old Boarder-' Humphl 1t has entirely disap-
peared from your table, mann. Haven't seen
one for years. Terds Siftings.
IN THE WAITING-RooM-Fir Gentleman in
Waiting-In the pictures of Father Time he is
always represented as nude old party. He
should have a cloak and a long train.
Second Gentleman in Waiting-Weli2
Fir-t Gentleman-And the train should be con
structed of locomotive and passenger cars.
These are always behind Time.-Buitettn.
RoBINsoN-That's a fine dog you have,
Dumley. Do you want to sell him
Dumley-I'll sell him for $50
Robinson-Is he intelligent?
Dumley with emphasis) Intelligent Why
that dog knows as much as do.
Robinson-1 You don't say sol Well, I'll give
you 25c. for him, DuInley.-NeU York Sun.
YES" he said, II retired from business six
months ago. had made an ample fortune in
the hardware line, and l thought that had
earned rest and"
just then messenger boy opened the door
and said: st. Paul off five points,"
Great Scott!' shouted the retired business
man. Another ten thousand gone. Puck.
A WORK OF CHARITY-Fond Mother-Emiy,
what have you in that basketl
"O1, some flowers, and jellies and sweetmeats
and things"
Are you going on a charitable mission, like a
good Christian girl? If SO, you might call at
Williamson's house, where all the members of
the family are sick and destitute, and they are
very worthy people,"
''Oh. no, I'm not going there. l want to take
a few little presents TO the murderer up at the
Jail He is such an exquistely interesting young
man. ~ inrOll Journal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17
The Washington Season.
From the Epoch.

The social season at the White House will
begin on New Years day. When it has begun
1t will be brief one, for Ash Wednesday will
close it, and that will crowd all the elaborate re-
ceptions and dinners into about six weeks As
there are three great receptions and as many
dinners, Mrs. Cleveland Wilt be- Obliged to take
part in at least one formal affair once
a week. If this does not prove too
fatiguing she viii resume her Saturday
country will again have opportunities to read
about the frantic struggles of 5000 or 5000
women to pass the doors, shake Mrs Cleve-
lands hand and get safely out again in the
space OF two hours II is formidable under
taking, and everybody here knows il. But
even in Washington there are women who de-
clare that, having had the experience having
sunered lrremediabe damage to clothing, sub
mitted to rude treatment from policemen and
ruder language from ladies' in the crowd as
eager as themselves, they will venture it again
at the drst chance.
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1920. 1929. or 1882

There Is some discussion in the public
prints respecting the age of Mr.. Lamar, Sec
Rotary of the Interior. 1t grows out of the
assertion of some of the Republican papers
that he is too old to be appointed Justice
of the United States Supreme Court. The
st. Louis Gtobe-DenOcrdt says that Ian
mans Dictionary of Congress gives the year
of Mr.. Lamar's birth as 1920 1t further
asserts that the information upon which
this statement was based was obtained
from Mr.. Lamar when he entered
Congress in 1857. Ben: Perley Poore, in
theCongressional Directory which was issued
in 1878, the year Mr.. Lamar re-entered Con
gress, gives the year of Mr. Lamar's birth
as 1925. To an inquiry of the MORNING
NEWS, a very old and highly respected citi-
zen of Putnam county, this State, who
knows all about Mr. Lamar's family, writes:
al. Q. c. Lamar was born in 1923, at the
house OF John Lamar, his grandfather. The
house is the old family homestead,
and is two and one-half miles
from Dennis station. His grandfather
died Aug. 3, 1888, and L, O. c. Lamar was
then only TO- years old 1t was the first
funeral that he ever attended. His grand
father at the time OF his death was o. years
old"
If there are still doubt5 about the year of
Mr.. Lamar's birth they could be removed
by an appeal to Mr.. Lamar OF by a glance
at the old family Bible
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MEETNes-Hebrew Benevolent Society; An
cient Order of Hlbernians
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-Last Notice State and
County Taxes, 1887; as to Bills Against British
Steamship Elsie; as to Steamship Lake Nepigon
as TO Bids for Furnishing City Badges.
AUCTION SALE-BIules by J. Mclaughlin
Son
TURKEYS AND CHIcKESs-John Lyons & Co.
HOLIDAY 0%~s.-L. & b. S. M II.
CHRISTMAS GooDs-Wm. g. Cooper.
To TIE PUBHc-S. Krouskoff's Mammoth Mil
bnery House
CHEAP COLUMN ADVERTISEMENTS Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For
Sale; Found; Lost; Photographic; Miscclla
ueous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17
Keely's New Force.

There ara good many Keely motor stock
holders in different parts of the country
whose admiration for Mr.. Keely's genius has
doubtless become less demonstrative since
he announced that he was not now try
ing TO utilize his "ethericn and "vaporic"
forces, but was getting in his work on
''vibratoryfympathy." 1t is doubtful if
any more people can be found to invest
money in Mr.. Keely's inventions.
Mr.. Keely may not know much about
either new or old forces, but he understands
human nature quite we'll He pretended to
| have a secret which was worth millions. He
! declared that he had discovered a force
which would become the motive power of
the world, that it could be generated with
out expense, and that the only trouble he
had was getting it under control. Hundreds,
perhaps thousands, of people gave up their
money willingly 10 help him get the mastery
Of the alleged marvellous force Some were
afraid that all the stock would be taken be
fore they got what they wanted of it. The
secrecy that was maintained seemed to fasci-
nate them. OF course they expected to be
compensated. Their dreams doubtless were
disturbed by thoughts of the millions of
money which would fill their Golfers when
success should crown Keely's efforts.
They were never tired of telling of
the strong generators and other
machines which the great alleged inventor
had constructed to control the wonderful
force. After ten years Of trial the patience
Of the stockholders was exhausted. No
more believers in the discovery could be
found, the treasury of the Kelly company
became empty, and then Mr.. Kelly an
nounced that he had abandoned the effort
to control the force and was working at
something that had sympathy in it. If
there are any who sympathize with him in
the direction which his genius has now
taken he would be glad, doubtless, if they
would show it by taking sor2e shares of
stock
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17
He Had Never Heard This Story.
From the Netc York Herald.

That picturesque personality, Bran Stoker.
gives an amusing comment upon his efforts to
attract an audience to hear him speak about
President Lincoln. Bran was there and we be-
lieve Henry Irving was in the seats But there
was no audience.
New York is queer place. The laws, GUS
toms, whims of cities do not apply here.
Some years ago Brick Pomeroy printed
a sulphurous newspaper out West, con-
signing the soul OF Lincoln every Saturday
morning to eternal fire. Brick printed good
many papers and earned heaps of money.
Finally he thought he would come to New York,
and one Of his friends sought the advice of the
late Horace Greeley as to the propriety of the
move.
well" said Greeley, Brick makes money
because he lives in Wisconsin, among those red
hot Democrats who like TO be told every week
that old Abe is roasting in eternal fires But if
he comes to New York he win find that not one
man in thousand cares whether Abe is roast
ing or not.n
Brick came TO New York, and the result justi-
fled Mr. Greeleys judgment Bran Stoker
probably never heard this story.
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PREsIDENTLINcoLNs LIFE SAVED
An Attempt to XIII Him at His In
auguration Frustrated.

An Attempt to XIII Him at his IN
auguration Frustrated.
From the Washington Post.
The sudden death Of Capt. S. S. Blackford has
called to mind the incident of the second in
auguration of President Lincoln, when the
Captain. who was then member of the Capitol
police force, probably saved the Presidents life,
1t was just as the Presidential party passed TO
the platform in front of the Capitol.
The line of the police was double one, and
solid, and as those were critical days and there
had been rlmors of attempts to attack the
President, the strictest orders had been issued
that no one should be allowed to pass out of the
east door of the rotunda except those rightfully
in the procession. After portion of the pro-
ceSSion had passed ont. man who behaved in
very excited manner broke through the line of
police near the door and rushed for the plat
form. Mr.. Blackford sprang from his place and
seized the man, and, in spite of his desperate
struggles to escape and his declaration that he
had right to 60 upon the platform, held him
until the doors were closed. Then others came
to his assistance, and the man was put outside
the lines. The remainder of the procession
then passed out and the Inauguration took place
without interruption.
Very little was thought of the incident until
after the assassination of Lincoln, when the de-
scriptions of John Wilkes Booth that were pub
lished led Mr.. Blackford to suspect that the man
whom he had stopped on Inauguration day was
no other than Booth himself. Further inquiry
proved that Booth had been seen in the crowd
in the rotunda on that day, and the description
given by those who witnessed Mr.. Blackford's
seizure Of him completed the Identification.
Subsequent disclosures led to the belief that
II was Booths intention TO shoot President Lin
coin while taking the oath Of office delivering
his inaugural, and that he was only frustrated
by the bravery and promptness to act OF Mr..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17
King Faro.
From the Galveston Ne,cs.

From the Galveston Netcs.
A teacher IN the Sunday school
Had tau ght her scholars few
The truth which scholars ought to KIN
Who read the Bible through.
But on the day herein set down
A new one had come in
A little lad, with keen bright eyes,
And innocent of sin.
The teacher asked them all around
Such questions as she thought
Would fit their minds and bring abou
The object that she sought.
They knew of Adam and his sin,
OF Paul and Peter. too,
OF Jacob Joseph, David, Saul,
And him his brother slew.
And then the teacher asked her class
If any one could tell,
Who Pharoah was. "Of course, she said,
you know that very well"
But, strange to say, no hand arose,
And silence with blow,
Had struck the class and not one
The answer seemed to know.
At last the new boys hand went up
well, who was Pharoah, lad?'
The teacher smiled-the new boy said
"'Twas him that busted dad"
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Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's remark that
the South has found out her mistake in sup
posing that slavery was necessary to her
civilization causes the New York Herald to
say: "Such remarks by ex-Confederate
soldiers have a tendency to dampen the
ardor of men like Foraker and Blaine The
thought that the Southerners are glad now
that they didn't succeed is almost as dis
agreeable as seasickness to the bloody shirt
brigade" 1t would be impossible to find in
the South any large number of former
slave-owners who would be willing to re-
establish slavery. If the question of re-
establishing it were put to vote its oppo-
nents would carry the election by an over
whelming majority. The late Judge War
ner, of the Georgia Supreme Court, used to
say: "You have never yet heard me say |
was glad slavery was abolished, and you
never will" 1t is believed that he kept his
word, but he was not in accord with the
spirit of the times. The Judge was not a
native Georgian, but he was a fine jurist.
He came from some Northern or Western
State
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17

Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, has intro
duced bill providing for the repeal of that
section of the Revised Statutes which reads
mo person who has served in any capacity
in the military. naval or civil service of the
so-called Confederate States, or of either of
the States in instruction during the late
rebellion, shall be appointed to any position
in the army of the United States.n 1t is
high time for this law to be repealed, and it
is not very creditable that it has been al
lowed to remain in force up to this time.
Aside from its injustice, it is very curiously
worded. The use OF the word 'Confederaten
is all the evidence we have showing that it
is not the great and glorious rebellion of
1775-Sl that is referred to.
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The Colleges and the Tariff.

The Presidents message pleases the col
lege presidents. The World has solicited
opinions from number of them, and the
great majority of those who have responded
praise it. AS rule college presidents and
professors do not believe in protection.
Their teachings are against it, because the
theory of it cannot be logically sustained.
President Eliot, of Harvard College, says
that the message sis sound econc mically,
sagacious politically and thoroughly pa
triotic" President Barnard, of Columbia
college, says that it is ga
statesmanlike document which is
destined to stand as landmark
in our political history He also says that
he does not know whether more to admire
the profound wisdom of its views or the
compact logic with which they are en-
forced.n President McBryde, of the Uni
versity of South Carolina. says that sit has
struck the key note of practical tariff re-
FORM President Landon, of Union Col
lege, says that the President is right lin de-
viii ky be retained" President Bascom, of
Williams College, says that "it is wise and
timely" and Prof Caldwell, of Cornell
University, says that he indorses the Presi-
dents views and recommendations These
are sufficient to show that the sentiment of
the colleges is strongly in favor of the Presi-
dents position on the tariff, and if the col
leges favor it is it not safe TO say that the
educated sentiment of the country favors iii
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17

NJ. Carnot is the youngest of the four
Presidents which the French republic has
had during its sixteen years of existence.
M. Thiers was "a when elected, Gen. Mac
Mahon S., NJ. Grevy "a, and II. Carnot 80
II ne only proves to be the best as well as
the youngest the French people will have
cause for rejoicing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17
Knows How to Regulate"

From the Springfield Republican (Ind)
William f. Chandler has proposed bill to
regulate Congressional elections in South Caro-
lima, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. He
may be considered something of an expert with
regard to elections in Southern States by those
who recall some Of the details regarding the
national election of 1876
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17

Tie representatives of the Republican
clubs of the country, now assembled in
New York, will probably cast some light
on the choice of that party for President,
but the choice of the people will be indi-
Gated later on, and it will not be that ex-
prassad by the Renilhlicans
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17

The regular proposition to abolish secret
sessions in the Senate has again been made.
1t doesn't appear as if there were such q
thing AS a secret session, for the business
transacted in those sessions is in substance
teiegraphed by reporters to all parts of the
COUNTRY. There is always somebody to give
an accurate account of what was said and
done